fiddle around/about
常用于批评某人浪费时间或逃避责任。
He spent the whole morning fiddling around instead of doing his homework.
他整个上午都在闲荡，没有做作业。
摆弄；拨弄
fiddled — past of fiddle
拉小提琴；演奏小提琴；做假账；监守自盗；逃避职责；偷懒；演奏小提琴,尤指民谣或乡村风格；坐立不安或摆弄；闲逛；漫无目的或轻率地行动,尤因紧张或焦躁
To keep touching or moving something around restlessly or idly.
常与 with 连用
演奏小提琴,尤指民谣或乡村风格
To play the fiddle or violin, particularly in a folk or country style.
坐立不安或摆弄；闲逛；漫无目的或轻率地行动,尤因紧张或焦躁
To fidget or play; to fuss; to idly amuse oneself, to act aimlessly, idly, or frivolously, particularly out of nervousness or restlessness; see also fiddle with.
逃避(分内的职责)
avoid (one's assigned duties)
欺诈并偷窃雇主财物
commit fraud and steal from one's employer
一般现在时
He fiddles with his phone during meetings.
他开会时摆弄手机。
一般过去时
She fiddled with the radio until it worked.
她摆弄收音机直到它正常工作。
现在进行时
The child is fiddling with his toys.
孩子正在摆弄他的玩具。
常用搭配：fiddle with（摆弄）
He spent the afternoon fiddling a beautiful melody on his new violin.
他整个下午都在用他的新小提琴拉奏一首美妙的旋律。
用法提示：这里fiddle作为动词，表示'拉小提琴'。
AI contextual example
She was fiddling with the radio dials to find a better station.
她正在拨弄收音机的旋钮，想找到更好的电台。
用法提示：这里fiddle与介词with搭配，表示'无目的地拨弄'。
AI contextual example
Stop fiddling around and finish your homework!
别再瞎混了，快完成你的作业！
用法提示：这里fiddle around表示'瞎搞、浪费时间'。
AI contextual example
常用于批评某人浪费时间或逃避责任。
He spent the whole morning fiddling around instead of doing his homework.
他整个上午都在闲荡，没有做作业。
多用于财务欺诈语境。
The accountant was caught fiddling the books.
会计被发现在做假账。
侧重故意躲避，比fiddle更正式
口语常用，表示巧妙逃避
强调欺骗获取钱财，与fiddle欺诈义相近
特指侵占委托财产，程度较重
用法正式，常指蓄意骗财
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a fiddle.
正确表达He fiddles.
“fiddle”作动词时表示“闲混”或“作弊”，而此处误用作名词，应改为动词形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子He fiddled the radio.
正确表达He fiddled with the radio.
动词“fiddle”与名词连用时通常需要介词“with”，表示“摆弄”，不可直接跟宾语。
fiddle 有‘欺骗、偷窃’的意思，而 diddle 更强调通过小事或伎俩行骗，两者常因发音和含义重叠而混淆。
fiddle 作动词可指‘作弊、偷懒’，而 fidget 指身体小动作或不安，发音相近但意义完全不同。
fiddle 作动词有‘瞎搞、拨弄’之意，但强调无目的或欺骗；twiddle 专指用手指旋转或捻弄，常与 with 连用，无欺骗含义。
虚度时光
Stop fiddling around and finish your homework.
别虚度光阴了，快完成你的作业。
摆弄；篡改
Someone had fiddled with the lock.
有人撬过锁。
做假账
The accountant was caught fiddling the books.
会计做假账被抓住了。
虚报开支
He fiddled his expenses to get extra money.
他虚报开支以获取额外资金。
闲混；瞎搞
He spent the whole afternoon fiddling about in the garage.
他整个下午都在车库里瞎忙活。
与fiddle的欺诈含义相关，指非法挪用公款
与fiddle的逃避职责含义相关
与fiddle的欺诈含义相关
与fiddle的欺诈含义相关
与fiddle的逃避职责含义相关
在罗马燃烧时拉小提琴；在紧急时刻无所作为
The government is fiddling while Rome burns as the economic crisis worsens.
经济危机恶化，政府却在无所作为。
篡改账目
The accountant was caught fiddling the books to hide the company's losses.
会计被发现在篡改账目以掩盖公司亏损。
闲荡；瞎摆弄
Stop fiddling around and get to work!
别闲荡了，开始工作！
尼禄在罗马燃烧时还在拉小提琴。
The CEO was fiddling while the company was going bankrupt.
首席执行官在公司破产时还在袖手旁观。
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